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"I have never welcomed the weakening of family ties by politics or pressure" - Nelson Mandela."He who travels for love finds a thousand miles no longer than one" - Japanese proverb."Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence." - Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights."When people's love is divided by law, it is the law that needs to change". - David Cameron.

Sunday, 2 June 2013

Quotas on the number of EU citizens working in Switzerland have come into effect for one year.

...So in other words, if you are a government employee and are trying to sponsor a spouse to enter the UK but earn less than the required £18,600.00 per year requirement; there is a possible legal avenue to pursue because the Home Office neglected to check this legal loophole.

The Working Time Directive is one of those laws that many consider “pesky EU intervention” but it was incorporated into UK law in the late 1990s. It basically prohibits employers from making their workers working excessive hours without proper rest, although it makes provisions for overtime where employees strictly consent to the extra work, it also makes it explicitly clear that there can be no detriment for not agreeing to work over 48 hours per week.